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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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air conditioning; air cooling

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bargain goods

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(cash) register; cashier

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feebleness; weakness; imbecility

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early on; earlier on; from early

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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preparation; arrangements

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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look of the sky; weather

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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languidly; loosely

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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to jab; to hit; to punch

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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shopping bag

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rare; uncommon

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completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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kindergarten

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grip (of hand); grip strength

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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helium gas

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passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around

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risk

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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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defeating in an instant; instant kill

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

3

graceful; affable

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to return a favor (favour); to repay

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confusion; mixing; merger

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sound effect

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cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn

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fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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banana

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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